[iPhone 3G] Unlocking not worth the trouble ?

[climber_rich]

According to the Baltimore Sun newspaper ATT won't let you out of your contract with them for the new iphone until you return it to the store!

http://tinyurl.com/5jfyxc

If this is true than it may dry up the supply for unlocked 3G iphones.

[LiTos]

god dman it att! Whats your problem, seriously?! You lived ok with the old iphone being unlocked, why are you doing this to us?! GURGHH!

[shuflie]

Old iPhone, bought without a contract and no subsidy. New iPhone only available on contract with subsidy. The only difference between this and any other phone that I can see is the lack of a contract free option direct from the manfacturer, blame Apple for that one.

[goudok]

ya i can see that being the case.. however if thats the case att/apple or any other provider that will provide the iphone should let u unlock it.. for people that travel a lot.. if im stuck on a 2/3 year term.. whats the difference to them if i have my phone unlocked or not they r still getting their payments...i know its probabaly because of roaming fees.. but that is just greedy

[idavid]

Since 3G iPhone is not available to everyone, crime on stealing 3G iPhone will begin and there would be a point when Apple/ATT will have legal law suits to handle......Few years back we had problems with iPods crime, now this is be really serious....

[LiTos]

sigh...AT&T is becoming such a pain in the ass with all this bs. too much to complain about.

[sam]

Why complain in france it will be unlocked availabel a least. Law tells you them do so.

[ldhilljr]

The reports I have read say that if you try to cancel your AT&T contract within 30 days, you have to return the phone. But if you want to cancel your AT&T contract after 30 days, then you can pay the early termination fee and keep the phone.

What this means, as a practical matter, is that you should add the $200 early termination fee as well as one month's AT&T contract charges to the subsidized price of your 3G iPhone to determine your "unsubsidized" cost.

[idavid]

Apple likes publicity and we all know that Good or Bad publicity and media coverage is advantage to the company. Look like Apple fans and haters both are taking a lot about 3G:iphone::iphone:

[idavid]

Would ATT charge for the 2 Month Billing cycle in full $70 or prorate it for the the days in the 2nd month usage?

[climber_rich]

Assuming that you could terminate the contract and keep the phone after exactly after one month, it still means that there is a $305 "tariff" (200 termination fee, 35 startup fee, 70 for 1 month service) for buying an iphone and not using it on ATT.

It looks like the 3G iphone will cost us an extra $100 over the current version.

Apple and ATT appear to have found a way to stick it to us.

[LiTos]

*sigh*
yeah well....im sure there still will be some kind of way arounds after the release. i mean seriously.

[naximus]

looks like we would still be able to simply buy it straight...

AT&T says...

"People who are ineligible for the subsidized price can certainly buy an iPhone for the "unsubsidized price," Siegel said. What that is, however, has yet to be determined. AT&T will release that price sometime before the iPhone goes on sale."

source:

http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/iphone/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208700177&subSection=All+Stories

[LiTos]

looks like we would still be able to simply buy it straight...

AT&T says...

"People who are ineligible for the subsidized price can certainly buy an iPhone for the "unsubsidized price," Siegel said. What that is, however, has yet to be determined. AT&T will release that price sometime before the iPhone goes on sale."

source:

http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/iphone/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208700177&subSection=All+Stories

that doesnt make things better...they still have too much stupid conditions.

[climber_rich]

You can bet your life that the unsubsidized price will be way more than current iphone (gen 1) prices. I'm betting that it will be at least $600 and $700 for the 8G and 16G phones.

Don't forget that ATT doesn't want us to buy an iphone without a contract. There is no way that they will price it fairly!

[climber_rich]

You can bet your life that the unsubsidized price will be way more than current iphone (gen 1) prices. I'm betting that it will be at least $600 and $700 for the 8G and 16G phones.

Don't forget that ATT doesn't want us to buy an iphone without a contract. There is no way that they will price it fairly!

It looks like I may be off by $125.

An Australian company has just released pricing for the iphone showing it will cost USD $730 and $825 respectively for an unlocked 8GB and 16B

http://www.linelink.com.au/category20_1.htm

[Fgreenwe]

I have been using this stupid blackberry pearl in hopes of waiting out for some kind of miracle in which I could get the iphone 3g w/o switching providers but I might as well face it and get that stupid blackberry curve. Everyday the news gets worse and worse for the folks in the states.

[mysticusa]

i think things with att is related to being milked (probably att paid good sum to apple initially for being unique carrier) by apple :) for being early adapter so they wanna hold the ropes tight this time... but i also think that the plan with iphone and att cant be split is a good court case for consumers... never heard of this kind of sh!t ever in my life :)